Muscular Strength & Endurance

10 September 2022
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In this theory of muscle growth, muscle fibers are able to split and create new fibers. A. hypertrophy B. hyperplasia C. atrophy D. none of the above
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B. hyperplasia
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Jackie noticed an increase in appetite after she started weight training. Since she did not change her eating habits, her body fat began to drop. Why did this happen? A. Weight training slows the metabolism in order to allow muscles to grow and repair. This causes fat loss. B. Even though Jackie says she did not change her eating habits, she must have consumed fewer calories, causing her weight to drop. C. When Jackie is exercising she does not have time to eat. This, combined with the calories burned during exercise, must have been enough to cause her body fat to drop. D. As muscle mass increases, so does metabolism. A higher metabolism burns more fat.
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D. As muscle mass increases, so does metabolism. A higher metabolism burns more fat.
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Muscles make up more than _____ of a person's body mass. A. 10% B. 25% C. 40% D. 75%
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C. 40%
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If an individual started running 10 miles three times a week, there would most likely be an __________. A. increase in flexibility B. increase in muscular strength C. increase in muscular endurance D. increase in weight
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C. increase in muscular endurance
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Strength training is beneficial because it decreases your risk of injury. Which statement BEST describes why this is true? A. Muscular fitness training can prevent or improve diabetes and sarcopenia. B. Muscular fitness training increases muscle mass, which increases your metabolism. C. Muscular fitness training strengthens tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. D. Muscular fitness training improves self-image and athletic performance.
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C. Muscular fitness training strengthens tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.
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If you were running a marathon, which type of muscle fibers would be most useful to you? A. slow-twitch B. fast-twitch, type I A C. intermediate-twitch, type II B D. slow-intermediate twitch, type I B
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A. slow-twich
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Improvements in muscular strength will not affect muscular endurance. TRUE OR FALSE
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FALSE
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Which of the following is an example of improved functioning as related to the benefits of muscular strength and endurance training? A. having stronger bones B. easier to do household chores C. lower blood pressure D. larger lung capacity
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A. having stronger bones
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Weight training has the biggest effect on __________. A. cardiac muscles B. smooth muscles C. involuntary muscles D. skeletal muscles
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D. skeletal muscles
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The overriding problem with both theories of muscle growth, hypertrophy and hyperplasia, is that __________. A. neither can be accepted as correct because muscles growth is difficult to study in humans B. neither one is theoretically possible C. neither has been studied by reputable scientists D. neither has been accepted by member of the fitness community
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A. neither can be accepted as correct because muscles growth is difficult to study in humans.